A1(M) crash J46–J45 southbound

Crash on the A1(M) southbound at J46–J45 on Friday 23 October 2026, from 20:05. Cleared at 21:02 after 57 min. Timeline of reports from the motorway signs and TomTom.

Status

Cleared 21:02 on 23 Oct 2026, after 57 min

Location

A1(M) southbound · J46–J45

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

Road closed

At its worst

Stationary traffic

Sources

Motorway signs · TomTom ×3

Timeline

1. 19:52 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
2. 20:16 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Incident”, delay ~26 min
3. 20:21 TomTom no longer reports it
4. 20:25 TomTom: road closed
5. 20:48 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 20:53 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~15 min
7. 20:57 TomTom: delay now ~5 min (was ~15), “Queuing traffic, Accident”
8. 21:00 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
9. 21:02 TomTom no longer reports it
10. 21:02 All clear: no source reports it any more

Source reports

• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: A1(M) southbound between J46 and J45).
• Stationary traffic, Incident
• Closed
• Queuing traffic, Accident

Other recent incidents on the A1(M)

• A1(M) crash J34–J3513:05 · cleared after 1 h 18 min
• A1(M) crash J46–J45 southbound05:22 · cleared after 1 h 40 min
• A1(M) stopped traffic J3–J2Wed 15:31 · cleared after 2 h 50 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J45 northboundTue 20:53 · cleared after 2 h 56 min
• A1(M) crash J43–J44 northboundTue 19:51 · cleared after 57 min
• A1(M) reported crash J44–J45 northboundTue 19:40 · cleared after 39 min
• A1(M) crash J34–J35 northboundTue 09:11 · cleared after 1 h 4 min
• A1(M) reported crash J40–J41 northboundTue 07:27 · cleared after 48 min
• A1(M) crash J44–J43 southboundMon 09:31 · cleared after 39 min
• A1(M) crash J41–J40 southboundMon 07:01 · cleared after 2 h 8 min

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